14 DAY TRIAL // Ubisoft's upcoming open-world racing game The Crew is currently undergoing a closed beta test, and players have so far expressed their surprise and discontent at discovering that the developer artificially enforces a 30 frames per second lock.
User SeemsLegit.jpg has revealed the fact that the framerate in the PC version of the game can be upped to 60, but only if you tamper with the game's files, and has complained about it on the Ubisoft forums.
Furthermore, setting the value to more than 60 apparently doesn't work, as the game forces the framerate back down to 60 frames per second automatically.
The thread has managed to get the developer's attention, and Community Manager Valentin has confirmed that The Crew indeed runs at 30 frames per second on PC, as well as on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.
"The final game will run in 1080p with 30 frames per second on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, and will support up to 5760*1080p on PC for triple screen set-ups. Right now the team is focusing on providing an optimal experience for all players," Valentin reveals.
He acknowledges the fact that users can manually alter the setting, but advises that they might experience performance issues if they do.
"He did say you can unlock it.. for best performance on a range of hardware, it's locked to 30 when installed. User can unlock if they think the PC can handle it, but you may see the odd performance hitch," UK community manager Mr_Shade adds.
The Crew is currently scheduled to come out on November 11 in North America and November 14 in Europe.